North Ockendon

Thurrock · East of England · population 12,328 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

39Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,159 of 6,856 in England
  • #572 of 746 in East of England
  • #14 of 20 in Thurrock
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,028
Median age (est.)36
Density818per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above28%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 22%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Administrative 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Administrative12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 7%Black: 13%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 75%Asian 7%Black 13%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 34% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

North Ockendon is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,159 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 20 in Thurrock. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (67) and lowest on Crime (31). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 143 sales), in line with the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,487 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 33 · #4,591
Employment 38 · #4,255
Education 34 · #4,543
Health 46 · #3,679
Crime 31 · #4,728
Housing & access 34 · #4,495
Living environment 67 · #2,247

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=143
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000143-1.4%+16.7%
Detached£540,00015+13.1%+13.7%
Semi-detached£411,50034+0.4%+21.0%
Terraced£345,00057+2.2%+16.0%
Flat£258,00037+17.3%+3.0%
This area£350,000
Thurrock£355,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,487±£6,328 · #2,207 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,759
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 848 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,450 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences385
Theft87
Burglary38
Vehicle crime102
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons73
Drugs50
Robbery11
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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